AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS
Jul 15, 2021
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 17:

MERODE CLEOPATRE-DIANE DE: (1875-1966) French Dancer of the Belle Epoque. Regarded as the first cele

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Auction took place on Jul 15, 2021 at International Autograph Auctions

MERODE CLEOPATRE-DIANE DE: (1875-1966) French Dancer of the Belle Epoque. Regarded as the first cele
MERODE CLEOPATRE-DIANE DE: (1875-1966) French Dancer of the Belle Epoque. Regarded as the first celebrity icon, she was the first woman whose photographic image, by Nadar and Reutlinger, was distributed worldwide. A.L.S., `Cleo de Merode´, one page, 8vo, Copenhagen, on the Hotel D´Angleterre in Copenhagen printed stationery, 31st October 1905, in French. Merode sends a close and warm message to her correspondent, stating `I am far from Paris and I learn today the misfortune that strikes you. I know how cruel it is to lose someone dear to you, and I want you to know that I pity you with all my heart.´ With blank integral leaf.